[Sixth cranial nerve palsy associated with diabetes mellitus: a case report].

Diabetes mellitus is a rare but benign cause of cranial neuropathy. Extraocular motility disorders may occur in patients with diabetes, secondary to diabetic neuropathy, involving the third, fourth, or sixth cranial nerve. Rarely, simultaneous palsies of multiple extraocular nerves can occur.

[Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma: a case report].

The ganglioneuroma is a benign neuroblastic tumor and derives from immature cells of the sympathetic nerve system. The ganglioneuroma is a very rare disease and effects newborns and infants more often than adolescents and adults. The benign tumors are relatively difficult to diagnose since they usually are asymptomatic.

[Acute asthma and coma in Emergency Department: a case report].

Acute asthma is a common medical emergency. The goals of therapy are therefore to remove hypoxaemia, improve airflow limitation and prevent death. We describe the case of a 51-year-old woman with asthma admitted to Emergency Department after complaining acute respiratory failure and coma.